Inspiring Life-Long Learning

Everything we do at the Lower School is designed to inspire your child to become a life-long learner, ready to make a difference in the world of tomorrow.

It is enabled by experienced leadership, a diverse and talented Lower School faculty, subject specialists, a learning strategies coordinator, and a school counsellor. This dedicated team of professionals is committed to providing all students with an educational experience that is customized, engaged, and exciting.

Experienced leadership, a diverse and talented faculty, subject specialists, a learning strategies coordinator, and a school counsellor make up a uniquely dedicated team of professionals in Lower School. This team is committed to providing all students with an educational experience that is customized, engaged, and exciting.

With more than 700 students from 50+ countries, the largest boarding programme in Ontario and the third largest in Canada, Ridley College is a truly international, co-educational, day and boarding school of the world that prepares students for the world. It has provided enriching learning and life-shaping experiences focused on the arts, academics, and athletics since 1889. Ridley’s Lower School offers JK-Grade 8, its Upper School consists of Grade 9-PG, and Ridley graduates attend some of the top universities and colleges around the world. Ridley is the only independent boarding school in Canada and one of only three in North America authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum programme.